By early 2025, Luong Son district will have maintained its achievement of having all 10 communes meet the new rural development (NRD) standards, including two of them having reached advanced and exemplary levels. This year, the district sets an ambitious goal to increase the number of advanced communes to five, with two more attaining exemplary status. This effort marks a significant breakthrough in the final year of implementing the 2021 - 2025 national target program on new rural development.
Since 2021, Luong Son district has implemented 77 essential
infrastructure projects with a total investment exceeding VND 125 billion.
These projects have involved the synchronous upgrading of communal cultural
centers, roads, lighting systems, as well as health, education, and
environmental facilities. In which 71 projects have been completed
and put into operation.
At the same time, the "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) program continues
to gain momentum. To date, 16 products have been rated three stars or higher,
focusing on local specialties such as arrowroot powder, honey, Suoi Soi fermented pork roll (sour
meat), and various medicinal herbs.
The district has also recognized 32 model residential areas and 56 model
gardens which serve as focal points in improving the rural landscape and promoting
household-based economic development.
To achieve its goal of becoming an advanced NRD district, Luong Son district is giving
priority to enhancing planning, environmental protection, public security,
health care and education. At the same time, the district is conducting
satisfaction assessments among residents in each commune to ensure that
development efforts align with the needs and expectations of the community.
For many poor and near-poor households, access to even modest loans once seemed unattainable. Yet, under the Party’s policy "leaving no one behind,” social policy credit has emerged as a crucial support mechanism—empowering tens of thousands in Hoa Binh. The farmers’ associations at all levels have played a key role as reliable intermediaries, delivering capital to communities and helping transform hopes into tangible success.
In late March, 29 labourers from Da Bac district were sent to work as seasonal farm workers in Buyeo county, Chungcheongnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK). Upon arrival, they quickly settled into their jobs, enjoying good working conditions and benefits, with wages aligned with the terms of their signed contracts. The programme is now being expanded, with relevant departments and sectors actively seeking additional seasonal employment opportunities in various localities across the RoK.
Luong Son Industrial Park has invested in standardised wastewater and emissions treatment systems, enforced tight emission controls, reduced noise, dust, and solid waste, and expanded green spaces, contributing to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development.
Hoa Binh police are collecting public feedback on amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the national identification app VNeID. This innovative approach marks a giant leap towards modernising grassroots democracy and enhancing transparency in public consultation.
A total public investment capital of 113 billion VND (over 4.3 million USD) was disbursed for a project to upgrade infrastructure and stabilise residents in the vicinity of the Da River reservoir between 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, giving a facelift to local rural areas and improving the quality of people's life.
Since the end of 2023-2024 academic year, Cu Yen Primary and Secondary School in Luong Son district has deployed e-study records for all of its 500 primary students, said the school principal Nguyen Thi Tuyen.
